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ARTHUR A. BACKHAUS, or BALTIMORE, M YLAN assIoNoR'ro U. 's. INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL 00., A coRroRnrIoR-or wnsr VIRGINIA. I

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To all whom it may oonce'mk Specification ot-Letters Patent. o Application filed November 28. 1917. Serial No, 204.378.

Patented June 1 0, 1919.

25 parts by volume, of 'gasolene, and

Be it known that I, ARTHUR A.ABAGKHAUSI,\ .11} parts by volume of the acids obtained of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Liquid Fuel, (Case 4,) and do hereby declare that the following 1s afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates particularly to fuels designed to be used in any desired manner,

but it has application especially to fuels adapted to be used as a source of'power, as

forexample fuels for burners and motor the hydrocarbon and alcohol.

sary.

' 1 .The object of my invention is to provide a'fuel containing a petroleum hydrocarbon, as well as alcohol, and an ingredient adapted to blend the same or form a A further object of my invention is to provide a fuel of this character, which is of such a nature that'only a very small quantity of the third ingredient is. found neces- A further object is to provide a fuel of this character which contains a large percentage of the petroleum hydrocarbon, notwithstanding the small percentage of the third ingredient.

A further object is to provide afuel of this character in which the third ingredientis a fatty acid and which may, for example, be an unsaturated fatty acid. further object is to provide a fuel of this character in which the said third ingredient is the acids obtained from linseed oil or from rape oil. I

Further objects of my invention will appear from the detailed description thereof contained hereinafter.

.While my invention is capable of being carried out in difl erent ways, for the purpose of illustration I shall describe only cer- The acid or acids from used instead, if desired.- solution with 1 prised oflinolic, linolenic and oleic acids.

- As another example of my invention, the

fuel may be comprised of 25 parts by volume of gasolene, 25 parts by volume of kerosene, 25 parts by volume of alcohol, and v 12 parts by volume of the acid or acids obtained from ra e oil.

other oils may be 'It will be understood, however, that, in-

stead oft-he 'gasolene and kerosene if! the above examples, I may use only gasolene.

lVhile I have described my invention above in detail, I'wish it to be understood that many changes may be made therein Without departing. from the spirit thereof.

I claim: a -1. A fuel comprising a petroleum distillate, an alcohol and a fatty acid adapted to blend the other.constituents. 1 2. Afuel comprising a petroleum distilate, acid adaptedto blend the otherconstituents.

3. A fuel comprising a petroleum distillate, an alcohol and 'linolic acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

4. A fuel comprising gasolene, an alcohol and a fatty acid adapted to blendthe other constituents.

5. A fuel comprisi gasolene, an alcohol and an unsaturated atty acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

6. fuel comprising gasolene, an alcohol and lmolic acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

7. A fuel comprising gasolene, kerosene, an alcohol and a fatty acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

8. A fuel comprising gasolene, kerosene, an alcohol and an unsaturated fatty acid adapted to 'blend the other constituents.

9. A fuel comprising gasolene, "kerosene, an alcohol and linolic acid adapted to blend the other constituents. I

10. -A fuelcomprising a petroleum distillate, ethyl alcohol and a fatty acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

an alcohol and an unsaturated fatty 11- A'fuel comprising a petroleu di i i/ late, ethyl alcohol and an unsaturated fatty acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

12. A fuel comprising a petroleum distillate', eth'ylalcohol and linolic acid adapted to blend the otherconstituents.

13. A fuel comprising gasolene, ethyl alcohol and a fatty acid adapted to blend the other constituents. 7

14. A fuel comprising gasolene, ethyl a1- cohol and an unsaturated fatty acid adapts ed to blend the other constituents.

.15. A fuel comprising gasolene, ethyl al- A cohol and linolic acid adapted to blend the other constituents.

ethyl alcohol and an unsaturated fatty acid 6 adapted to blend the other constituents. 18. A fuel comp risi'n gasolen'e, kerosene, ethyl alcohol and lino ic acid adapted to "blend the other constituents.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing I 5 have hereunto set m hand.

Witnesses:

ERNEST J. WINTER, WALTER T. ScHmNnnn.

a fatty acid'adapted to v ARTH R A. BAGKHAUS 

